Hello! I moved from Vancouver to Montreal 2 years ago and am enjoying exploring this side of the continent. I work as a climate policy analyst, practice muay thai, and am an avid reader. I’m most interested in political ecology, economics, and history. I also run and cycle - ran a marathon last year and am slowly planning a Vancouver-LA bikepacking trip. Would love to meet new people and have fun together 🌞

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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I’m on this app because I love the idea - staying with/hosting people is way more fun than travelling using hostels or hotels. I also am absolutely furious that accommodations/travelling in general is so expensive. I love building community and sharing perspectives and skills. I think we can learn a lot from each other through observation and conversation.

Interests

I have pretty broad interests and am open to most experiences. Spontaneity and serendipity bring me a lot of joy! I’m also quite versatile - love being an early riser but also enjoy a good late night out.

• dancing
• environment
• running
• reading
• drawing
• live music
• cycling
• camping
• muay thai
• bikepacking

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
- Love in the Time of Cholera, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- The Man Without Qualities, Robert Musil
- The Corrections, Jonathan Franzen
- Maus, Art Spiegelman
- Fire Weather, John Vaillant

Music:
Father John Misty, Radiohead, Bjork, Geese, Susumu Yokota, Fiona Apple, Lhasa De Sela, Jungle, Sun Ra, CAN, Broadcast, Hyukoh, Asuna, Rodriguez, Vulfpeck, Leonard Cohen, Kamasi Washington, The Strokes, Laura Marling, Eliane Radigue, Kino, Jeff Buckley, Willow, Caribou

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Running a marathon!
And bikepacking Haida Gwaii with my best friend for 6 days - neither of us had much experience but we figured it out and met some incredible people

What I Can Share with Hosts

Enthusiasm for life, conversation about climate/environment, can teach you some muay thai moves :)

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Cuba, Dominican Republic, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Mexico, Romania, Russian Federation, Taiwan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Russian Federation